thoughts

1. Women are more compassionate and less violent than men.

I am going to attempt to not rant about this. If I do, please forgive me.
In no way are women more compassionate and less violent than men. Women are people in the same way men are people. They each have their own personalities. Some women may be compassionate and nonviolent. Other women may be heartless. Either way, they are not inherently one way just because they're women. This statement is basically saying that men are evil. I know quite a few men who aren't evil. I can't even say how many times I've heard people say to me, "You're funny, for a girl," "Wow its so cool that you aren't fashion obsessed like most girls," or even, "OMG you like to go on roller coasters? But you're a girl!" But therein lies the overarching problem in society. We cannot seem to separate ourselves from the biases that govern us.

2. Sometimes you have to do things other people consider wrong to get ahead.

I'm going to have to say neither on this one, mostly because I can look at it in more than one way. On one hand, there are plenty of things one might have to do to get ahead that are wrong. On the other hand, there's always more than one way to get ahead. The wrong thing is probably the easy way out. If you want to get the highest grade on a test, you can either study or you can cheat. Cheating is wrong, but in no way can you say "I had no other option." But in another sense, you can look at Robin Hood. Stealing from the rich to give to the poor. In that case, the people it helped outweighed the people it hurt. But then again, Robin Hood didn't steal to the point where the rich people were suddenly poor. They were still rich. So in a way, he didn't even hurt them that much. But still, stealing is wrong
I suppose that doing something wrong is just wrong, and we shouldn't do it. I guess one just has to think about how important getting ahead is to them.